Device for oiling or shellacking floors.



W. W. VBARING.

DEVICE FOR OILING OR SHELLAOKING FLOORS.

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DEVICE FOR OILING OR SHELLAGKING FLOORS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM W. VEARING, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DEVICE FOR OILING- OR SHELLAGKING FLOORS.

Application filed May 9, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM-1V. VEARING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Devices for Oiling or Shellacking Floors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for oiling and shellacking floors and particularly bowling alleys.

The object of my invention is to construct a device which may be drawn over the surface to be oiled or shellacked, having a tank or receptacle for the liquid and a member for distributing the liquid over the surface.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for tilting the receptacle by means of a handle to regulate'the flow of the liquid from the receptacle.

A still further object of my invention is to provide means for keeping the discharge outlets of the receptacle from being clogged by the liquid.

A still further object of myinvention is to provide a distributing member having a brush and a distributing member having a felt or cloth edge,-said distributing members being interchangeable; and a still further object of my invention is to provide means for raisingthe distributing member andturning it so that it will enter the liquid receptacle for keeping the same soft when not in use, these together with various novel features of construction and arrangement of the parts constitute my invention.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like references refer to like parts: Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved oiling or shellacking device; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 4: is an end elevation showing the distributing member or brush raised;

Fig. 5 is an end elevation showing the brush in action and the liquid receptacle shown in the tilted position in dotted lines; Fig. 6 is a transverse section on line 66 Fig. 3; Fig. 7 is aperspective view of one end of the liquid receptacle; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a portion of the cross-piece carrying the pins for opening the apertures in the liquid receptacle; Fig. 9 is a plan view of the distributing member having a felt or cloth edge in place of a brush; and, Fig. 10 is a side elevation of Fig. 9.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 560,305.

is connected with the base 1 by a hinge con nected by a pin 5 which may be readily withdrawn to detach the handle. The base 1 is also provided with bearings 6 and 7 between which is pivotally mounted the liquid receptacle 8 for containing the liquid to be applied to the surface to be treated. Upon the receptacle 8 are sleeves 9 and 10 Patented Dec. 8, 1914. i

forming bearings to receive the stud-shafts l1 and 12 secured in the bearings 6 and 7.

The receptacle 8 is provided with a large opening 29 extending the full length of the receptacle and having flanges 13 and 14 extending above the point where the receptacle is pivoted to prevent the liquid from overflowing and also forming a large 1 opening for the entrance of the distributing member 15. The forward side of the receptacle 8 is curved to permit the same to" swing upon the stud-shaftsll and 12 and j a serles of apertures 16 are provided in the upper flat surface of the receptacle, as shown in Fig. 7, through which apertures 16 the liquid is discharged when thereceptacle 8 is tilted. y

A cross-bar 17 extends the length of the receptacle 8 and is supported by arms 18 and. 19 rigidly secured to the bearings 6 and 7.

The said cross-bar 17 is provided with a. I

series of pins 20, as shown in Fig. 8, which enter the apertures 16 formed in the receptacle 8, when the latter is in the normal. position, as shown in Figs. 45, 5 and 6. The

pins 20 will prevent the apertures 16 from clogging. when the shellac is used in the de vice. At the ends of the cross-bar 17 are screws 22 and 23 which enter sockets 24: and I 25 secured to the outside surface of the ends of the receptacle 8. These screws have conical points and are longer than the pins 20 on the cross-bar 7 s0 thatpwhen the receptacle 8 is returning to its'normal 'p0siwill aline with the apertures 16 inthe receptacle and enter freely. The cross-bar 17 is oftriangular cross-section, so that a nar- I and distributingmember 15 from the floor.

row edge will contact with th e r eceptacle 8 and thus reduce the tendency of the shellac causing the parts adhering.

The forward edge of the receptacle normally rests against the under side of the cross-bar 17 due to the opposite portionof the receptacle being heavier;

The receptacle is tilted" by means of the handle 4 which is rotatably mounted in the sleeve 25 carrying one portion ofthe hinge 26 on the bearing 3; A collar 27 secured on the handle 4 is located at one end of the sleeve 25 and at the other end of the sleeve the handle v4 is provided with an arm 28 having an eye 30 formed in the outer'end thereof to receive the, hook end 31 of a link 32' which is pivotallyconnected .with the lower portion of the receptacle. By twisting the handle 4 the arm 28 will pull on the link 32 and tilt the receptacle 8 so that the liquid will flow out of the apertures 16 formed in the receptacle.

A drip flange 34 is secured to thefront surface of the receptacle 8 to catch any liquid that may remain on the outside of the receptacle after it has been returned to its normal position.

A pivoted frame 35 is provided for carrying the distributing memberl5. Said frame consists of the front'piece' 36 havingend portions37 and 38 which are pivoted to the arms secured to the bearings 6 and 7. The

distributing member 15 is pivoted to the frame 35 by hinges 39 connected by pins 40 which may be readily removed to attach av distributing'member having either a brush 41" or a felt edge 42, as shown'in Figs. 9 and l0. Abracket 43 is secured to the dlstributing member, to the end of which is hinged a handle 45, for lifting the frame 35 I The handle and the bracket 43 are connected' by a pin 46 which may be readily removed whenit is desired to change the distributing members 1.

. By means of'the handle 45. the dis trib-; uting membermay be lifted and turned into the proper position to enter the opening in the top of the receptacle 8, thus holding the distributing member. in such a position that the liquid will not drip upon the floor and theldistributing member may remain in the liquid in the receptacle 8 to' keep the distributing. member from becoming dry and hard. The distributing members are curved at their ends to betterhold the liquid in front of'the distributer. when too much has been discharged from thereceptacle 8.

I The distributing member 15, having the felt or cloth, is provided with a strip, of

metal 48 for attaching the felt or cloth to the distributing member, which may be removed for the purpose of replacing the felt or cloth. The operation of my invention 1s as folnia eae "desired to form a heavy coating upon the. floor and when a thin coating is desired the distributing member having the felt or cloth edge attached tothe frame. is placed upon the surface to be treated and the handle tisrotatedto tilt the receptacle so that the liquid will flow out through the apertures 16 and fall upon the floor. By means of the "handle 4 the device is drawn along the floor. The distributing [member is held in, place by the handle 45.

IVhenfthe surface has been covered thehandle 4, is allowed to turn and permit the re- ,ceptacle to assume its normal position and stop the flow of the liquid, the drip flange 34 catching anyliquid which may remain on The device the outside of the receptacle. The distributing member israised from the floor by means of the handle 45, and the distributingreceptacle 8, as shown in Fig. 4, andlemersed 111 the oil to prevent it hardening.

The pins 20 upon the cross-bar will vent the apertures in the receptacle from-.

' member may be inserted in the mouth ofithe changeable and the handles may be quickly detached for the purpose of packing the device in a small space. Y 1

Having thus described my invention I 1' claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent: 1. In a device of the character described x the combination of aportable base, a receptacle for containingliquid mounted upon said base, means for discharging liquid.

from said receptacle, said, receptacle having. I w

I an elongated opening formed in thetopfi thereof, a frame pivotally mounted upon said base, a distributer carried by said li o frame, and said frame adapted to be raised topermit. thedistributer to enter-the said opening formed. in the receptacle.

the combination of a portable base,'-a receptaclev for containing liquid mounted-upon said base, means for discharging the liquid .120?

from said receptacle, arms extending from said base, a frame pivotally mounted in said base, a distributer pivotally mounted'upon said frame, a bracket secured to said distributer, a handle pivotally connected to-' said bracket for lifting the distributer and the'frame, and said liquid receptacle having an opening formed in the top thereof to receive the said distributer.

r 2. In a devlce of the character descrlbed,,1

at each end of said base, a liquid receptacle pivotally mounted between said bearings, said receptacle having a series of discharge apertures formed near the edge thereof, a cross bar extending between said bearings forming a stop against the under side of which cross bar the discharge edge of the receptacle normally rests, a series of pins depending from said cross bar, said pins being of smaller dimensions than the discharge apertures formed in the receptacle to allow said pins to freely enter the same and prevent the liquid in the receptacle from clogging the discharge apertures formed in the receptacle.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a portable base, bearings at each end of said base, a liquid receptacle pivotally mounted between said bearings, a cross bar extending between said bearings, against the under side of which cross bar one edge of the receptacle normally rests, a series of pins depending from said cross bar and adapted to enter discharge apertures formed in the receptacle to insure said apertures being open when the receptacle is tilted to discharge its contents through said apertures, a socket secured to the end of the receptacle, a conical member Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

upper edge thereof, a handle for moving said base, a sleeve in which said handle is rotatably mounted, a bearing secured upon 1 said base to which said sleeve is pivotally connected, an arm secured to the lower end of said handle and extending at right angles thereto, a connecting link between said arm andthe receptacle, a frame pivotallv mounted upon said base, a distributer carried by said frame, and said frame adapted to be raised to said opening formed in the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM W. VEARING. \Vitnesses:

M. R. CLEELAND,

ARTHUR C. PENTON.

Washington. D. 0.

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